Improvement in reversible latches



.pivot'ed to it at its Aupper end.

lnierl4 gli-stra @tutti @imite CHARLES r. H ERRIGK, ori-INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.,

Lenmlatem N 105,075, dated July '5, v1ero.

IMPROVEMENT :N REVERSIBLE :.AzrcHEs.4

The Scheule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

with such other devices as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled inthe art to which my invention appertains to make and uSejtIesame, I will now proceed to describe its 'construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in whiehf Figure l is a front view, Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of my latch, and f attached to the frame.

A. represents the door-frame, and

B, the door.

On the frame A is secured a plate, O, which is provided with a curved slot, and has another plate, a,

On the outer side ofthe platea is attached a coneshaped button, D, which, with' the platea, is so constructed that, when hanging in its natural position, it will Iproject a suitabledistance beyond the edge of the door-frame.

lhe plate a is on its inner side provided witlra hook, b, which projects inward through and below the Figure 3 is a plan of'wthe reversible slottedplatefas' slot in, the plate C, the edge of said plateaextending up into said hook, as `shown'iniigl 2, whichhook thus forms guide or guard for the vswingingv button.. 4

On the door B is seeureda knob or button, E, with plate G extending flush with the edge of the door.

In closing the door, the .edge ofthe 'same strikes the side of thc' cone-shaped pendulum D @moving the same out ofthe way, and, when the door isclosed, said pendulumresumes its perpendicular position, extending-overaportion of the plate G, and thus holding the door closed. y

The slot in the plate Gis made in such a manner that either end of the plate may be turned up, thereby adapting the latch to both right and left-hand doors without the necessity of turning the plate over,vthus always having `the finshedside of the plate out.

Having thus fully described my invention, -What I.v claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 41". The reversible slotted plate C, in combination lwith theeone-shaped A.pendulum Dd, provided-on its v inner side with the hook b, substantially as and for thepurpos'e herein set forth. 2. The reversible slotted plate C, cone-shaped pen dulum `D a, provided on its inner side with hookfb,rin

'combination with plate-Gand button or knob E, all

constructed and arranged substantially as herein set forth.-

. In testimony that I I claim the foregoing as` my own,

I affix my signature in presence' ofv two witnesses.

' O. F.' HERRIOK. Witnesses:

O. F.;1Ufrnnv,'I

J. P. SAMPsoN. 

